Two-year-old fillies ready to strut their stuff Thursday

During Old Home Week harness racing program

CHARLOTTETOWN – After an afternoon hiatus on Wednesday, the action heats right back up at Red Shores Charlottetown on Thursday afternoon.

The Atlantic Sire Stakes for two-year-old fillies will be featured on the 11-dash card, which gets underway at 1 p.m.

The first of three A divisions goes in the ninth race as a pair of fillies will be looking to extend their winning streaks. Morning-line favourite Dusty Lane Bria will look to extend her streak to three races against seven other foes from the outside Post 8.

The daughter of Ameripan Gigolo is undefeated in her career for owners Ken Wilkie and Larry Chappell. The Wilkie-trainee picked up a new lifetime mark in her last start, stopping the clock in 1:59. Kenny Arsenault will be back in the sulky.

Jann Down, a daughter of Articulator owned by the Downey Stables, will look to pick up her third win in a row from Post 2. Trained by Stephen Mason, the filly has yet to finish out of the top two in four starts this year.

Gilles Barrieau will handle the driving duties. I Can Do Anything, Three Pink Bows, Lyndale Jenn, Woodmere Costalot, Pictonian Stardust and Jays Little Spark round out the full field.

A pair of fillies bred by Woodmere Farms will do battle in the second A event. Although both daughters of Articulator have raced each other up and down the field many times, Thursday afternoon will be a little different – $13,900 different.

Woodmere Dancenart has been chosen as the morning-line favourite from Post 2. Owned by Morah Kerr and Phonsie MacEachern, the filly has picked up back-to-back victories for trainer-driver Clare MacDonald.

Woodmere Articblue has drawn Post 3, and will look to shed the bridesmaid status from her previous two starts. She is owned by Tanya Tremblett and Stevi Jardine, Ken Collins does the training. She will gain the services of Charlottetown's top driver, Marc Campbell.

Navajo Moe is the 5-2 morning-line choice for owner Calvin Baglole and trainer Tammy MacKay. Barrieau will handle the driving in Race 3.

Dusty Lane Milly, is the early choice in Race 5 for owners Frank Hansen, Shelley Gass and Alexis Gass. Hansen handles the training duties on the daughter of Allamerican Navajo, and Walter Cheverie will drive.

Another daughter of Navajo is favoured in the seventh race. Miss Johnstone, from Post 4, will look to pick up her first lifetime victory for the trainer driver combination of Thane Mann and Terry Gallant for owner Paul Johnstone.